Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• deal with
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• speed things up: To accelerate a process or activity; to make something happen faster.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• favor: Support or approval from people
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• license: To give official permission to do something
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• alternatively: (Used when suggesting another choice)
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• price: Person's name
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• shareholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• ore: Rock containing valuable metal